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San Diego, Ca, Us

Manages the Long Range Planning Division General Plan/Community Plan Update Team. Provides team leadership for planning staff and consultants responsible for a wide-range of county-initiated projects including amendments and implementation of the County General Plan and Zoning Ordinance. Provides oversight of division contracts and consultants including scoping of projects, cost estimations, negotiations, and Task Orders as a Contracting Office Representative.

San Diego Ca

Managed the formation of Assessment and Special Tax Bond Land Secured Financing programs including California Statewide Communities Development Authority (CSCDA) Statewide Community Infrasture Program (SCIP) Assessment Districts (AD), and Mello-Roos Community Facilities Districts (CFD) projects on behalf of the County. Managed the Department’s internal AD/CFD formation team and consultants; facilitation of the pre-formation process of negotiating and defining facilities and services, review of the Rate and Method of Apportionment of Special Tax (RMA), and preparations for formation and amendment proceedings.

San Diego Ca

Duties included team leadership of various long-range planning efforts to address Climate Change including strategies to manage stakeholder engagement, analysis, reporting, meeting facilitation, and the development and implementation of the 2018 County Climate Action Plan. Facilitated the County Sustainability Task Force. Administered the research, analysis, and scoping of the County Renewable Energy Program, and evaluation of Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) options.

San Diego Ca

As Planning Manager, supervised staff planners facilitating the processing of land use entitlement applications and permits on behalf of the County of San Diego. Responsible for all stages and planning processes within the Project Planning Division; including application intake, analysis, CEQA/environmental review, decision preparation and presentations to the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors.

Del Mar, Ca

Assisted with various technical analyses, and planning efforts related to development of a new City Hall/Town Hall Project.

Oceanside, Ca

As a Lead Facilitator and Planner, supported Marstel-Day's work with the U.S. Air Force. Managed concurrent projects and implemented ground-breaking initiatives including the Air Force Community Partnership program across multiple installations. Delivered subject matter expertise including: encroachment management, public/public/private partnerships (P4), range land management, environmental planning, installation infrastructure, wildland fire, water resources, and climate change analysis. Project Manager responsible for leading development of the Nellis Air Force Base, Creech Air Force Base and Nevada Test and Training Range Installation Complex Encroachment Management Action Plan in support of advanced combat training and operational test/tactics development missions.

March Air Reserve Base, Ca

As on-site Air Force Community Planner and Liaison (CPLO) at March Air Reserve Base (ARB), coordinated Encroachment Management and Master Planning activities among military personnel and external stakeholders. As Planning Manager for the installation roles included advising on community planning interests and providing recommendations to installation command as well as developing and analyzing the different physical, economic, social, and functional elements of projects impacting March ARB and surrounding communities. Participated in local, state and federal meetings that impacted planning interest representing March ARB, and provided Wing briefings on community planning programs and recommendations.

Feather River Ranger District, Ca

Provided planning and administrative services on the Plumas National Forest, supporting large-scale federal environmental conservation, land management, and ecosystem restoration efforts. Project lead responsible for composition of NEPA decision documents including: Environmental Assessments/Findings of No Significant Impact, Categorical Exclusions and Environmental Impact Statements/Records of Decision. Developed specialized public outreach programs while assisting planning efforts for ecologically beneficial forest health and fuels reduction projects as part of the Herger-Feinstein Quincy Library Group Pilot Project Defensible Fuel Profile Zone network. Completed Basic-32 fire suppression training and obtained Type 2 wildland firefighter certification.

Chico, Ca

Prepared current planning staff reports evaluating proposed entitlement applications for the City; reviewed proposals for General Plan policy, Municipal Code, Subdivision Map Act, and CEQA compliance. As a meeting facilitator, conducted and presented policy research and analysis finding to the General Plan Advisory Committee and Sustainability Task Force; helped to articulate new General Plan policy goals and developed comprehensive staff reports for the Planning Commission and City Council. Prepared programmatic scopes, composed, edited, received and administered two grants from Caltrans; The Community-Based Transportation Planning Grant to enhance the City’s multi-modal travel demand forecasting model, and the Environmental Justice: Context Sensitive Planning Grant to implement a General Plan minority community outreach and engagement program.

Ms Coursework, Landscape Ecology

Interdisciplinary professional development study focused on landscape scale ecological patterns and processes. Included work with advanced.

Ba Public Administration, Policy Analysis And Land Use Planning